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List of University of Madras people

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This list of University of Madras people includes notable graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with the University of Madras. Five heads of state and two Nobel laureates have been associated with the university.

Arts

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Business and Economics

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Civil Servants and Diplomats

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Benegal Rama Rau 4th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
C. Sylendra Babu Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu (since 2021)[1][2]
C. Rangarajan Loyola 19th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
F. V. Arul Loyola; Madras Christian College Director of CBI (1968–1971)
K. P. S. Menon 1st Foreign Secretary of India
K. Vijay Kumar Madras Christian College Director General of Police
Kalyan Sundaram 2nd Chief Election Commissioner of India
M. K. Narayanan Loyola Governor of West Bengal; 3rd National Security Adviser of India
N. Vittal Chief Vigilance Commissioner (1998–2002)
R. V. S. Peri Sastri 8th Chief Election Commissioner of India
S. Jagannathan 10th Governor of Reserve Bank of India
T. N. Seshan 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India
Y. Venugopal Reddy M.A. in Economics 21st Governor of Reserve Bank of India

Humanities and Social Sciences

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Year

Degree College Notability References
David Davidar Author and publisher, Former CEO of Penguin Group
Muhammed Muhsin MPhil Politician, MLA - Kerala Legislative Assembly
Karuppannan Jaishankar criminologist
P. Gururaja Bhat 1952 historian
R. S. Subbalakshmi Social reformer and educationist
S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar historian and indologist
S. R. Ranganathan BA; MA Madras Christian College library scientist known for developing the colon classification
V. Venkayya Chief epigraphist, Government of India (1908–1912)

Literature

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Year

Degree College Notability References
M. Govinda Pai Kannada poet and writer, Rashtrakavi (1949)
Madhavan Ayyappath poet and writer
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan 1927 Hindi poet and writer, Jnanpith Award (1978), Sahitya Akademi Award (1964)
Srirangam Srinivasarao Telugu poet and lyricist, Sahitya Akademi Award (1972)
Kuzhanthai Tamil poet
Vanamali Telugu poet and lyricist, PhD in Telugu literature

Military

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Every Gentlemen Cadet from Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai gets a masters degree from University of Madras

Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Idris Hasan Latif Nizam[note 1] former Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Jagath Jayasuria 1990 MSc former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces
K. M. Cariappa Presidency former Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
Krishnaswamy Sundarji MSc former Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army
Purna Chandra Thapa former Chief of Army Staff of the Nepalese Army
Zameer Uddin Shah MSc former Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Personnel & Systems), Indian Army
Hamzah Sahat 2010 MPhil former Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces [3][4]
Alirupendi former Joint Force Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces [5]

Politics and Law

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Heads of State

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari 1897 Presidency Governor-General of India (1948–1950)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1906 Madras Christian College 2nd President of India (1962–1967)
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy 6th President of India (1977–1982)
R. Venkataraman Loyola 8th President of India (1987–1992)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam St. Joseph's[note 2] 11th President of India (2002–2007) [6]

Supreme Court Judges

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Patanjali Sastri 2nd Chief Justice of India
K. Subba Rao 9th Chief Justice of India
Muhammad Shahabuddin 3rd Chief Justice of Pakistan
P. Sathasivam 40th Chief Justice of India
V. Balakrishna Eradi Judge of the Supreme Court of India; 9th Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
Doraiswamy Raju Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Others

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
A. J. John 1919 Madras Law College[note 3] Former Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Governor of Madras
Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar Madras Christian College Last Diwan of Mysore, Padma Vibhushan (1970)
B. Munuswamy Naidu Madras Christian College Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
CN Annadurai Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
C. P. Ramaswami Iyer Diwan of Travancore (1936–1947)
C. Vijayaraghavachariar 1875 Presidency President of the Indian National Congress (1920)
Chidambaram Subramaniam BSc in Physics Presidency; Madras Law College[note 3] Indian independence activist, Bharat Ratna (1998)
K. K. Nayar Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
K. V. Reddy Naidu Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1937)
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Presidency Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
M. Thambidurai Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari Madras Medical College[note 4] surgeon and President of the Indian National Congress
Nittoor Srinivasa Rau 1927 LLB Madras Law College Chief Justice of the High Court of Mysore State
P. Subbarayan Presidency Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1924–1930)
P. V. Rajamannar 1921 Presidency Chief Justice of Madras High Court
Palaniappan Chidambaram Minister of Finance
Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai Prime Minister of Travancore and the first Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
Shankarrao Chavan Cabinet Minister
V. K. Krishna Menon 1918 Presidency Minister of Defence

Educationists

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Religion

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Ian Ernest Archbishop of the Indian Ocean
Joshua Russell Chandran BA; MA

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

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Nobel Laureates

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
C. V. Raman 1904; 1907 BA; MA Presidency Nobel Prize in Physics (1930), Bharat Ratna (1954) [7][8]
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 1930 BSc in Physics Presidency Nobel Prize in Physics (1983), Padma Vibhushan (1968) [9][10]

Abel Prize Winners

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan 1959 BSc Presidency Abel Prize (2007), Padma Bhushan (2008), National Medal of Science (2010), Birkhoff Prize (1994) [11][12]

Turing Awardee

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Raj Reddy 1958 Bachelors in Civil Engineering College of Engineering, Guindy (Then affiliated to Madras University) Turing Award (1994), Legion of Honour (1985), Padma Bhushan (2001) [13]

Others

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar Madras Christian College Padma Vibhushan (1963)
Alladi Ramakrishnan Theoretical physicist, founder of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Arunachala Sreenivasan Nutritional scientist and Padma Bhushan awardee
C. V. Subramanian Mycologist and plant pathologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1965)[14]
E. C. George Sudarshan Theoretical physicist, Dirac Prize (2010), Padma Vibhushan (2007)
G.N. Ramachandran Biophysicist who described the structure of Collagen
Gunamudian David Boaz 1st Indian Psychologist (1943)
Janaki Ammal Botanist and Cytologist, Padma Shri (1977)
K. G. Ramanathan M.A. in Mathematics Padma Bhushan (1983), Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1965)
K. S. Krishnan Physicist, Co-discoverer of Raman scattering, Padma Bhushan (1954)
M. Visveshwarya 1881 B.A. Central College of Bangalore[note 5] Civil engineer, Bharat Ratna (1955)
Mushi Santappa Polymer chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1967) [15]
Om Dutt Gulati pharmacologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and B. C. Roy laureate [16]
Srinivasan Chandrasekaran organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate [17]
Raja Ramanna Nuclear scientist, Padma Vibhushan (1975)
Rajagopala Chidambaram Nuclear scientist, Padma Vibhushan (1999)
Srinivasa Ramanujan Mathematical prodigy
Srinivasan Varadarajan Chemist and Padma Bhushan awardee
Tanjore R. Anantharaman Materials scientist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1967)
Toppur Seethapathy Sadasivan Plant pathologist and Padma Bhushan (1974) awardee
Udupi Ramachandra Rao 1952 BSc space scientist, Padma Vibhushan (2017)
V. Sasisekharan Molecular biologist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1978) [18]
Vasanthy Arasaratnam BSc Biochemist, Vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna (2011 – present)
Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Cognitive neuroscientist, Ariëns Kappers Medal (1999)

Sports

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Name Class

Year

Degree College Notability References
Dipika Pallikal Karthik Ethiraj Squash player
Eric Prabhakar Olympian sprinter
Ramanathan Krishnan Tennis player, Arjuna award (1961), Padma Bhushan (1967)
Syed Mohammad Hadi Nizam[note 1] First class cricketer and tennis player
Vijay Amritraj Tennis player and sports commentator, UN Messengers of Peace (2001), Padma Shri (1983)
Viswanathan Anand B.Com. Loyola Chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion, Padma Vibhushan (2007)

Others

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The Nizam College was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1887 and 1947.
  2. ^ The St. Joseph's College was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1869 and 1982.
  3. ^ a b The Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College (also known as Government Law College and Madras Law College) was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1891 and 1996.
  4. ^ The Madras Medical College was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1857 and 1988.
  5. ^ The Central College of Bangalore was affiliated to the University of Madras between 1858 and 1964.

References

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  2. ^ "Sylendra Babu appointed Tamil Nadu DGP". The Times of India. 29 June 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Commander RBAF - Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commander". MinDef12.rssing.com. www.rssing.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ Brunei Air Force handbook - strategic information and weapon systems. Washington DC, USA: International Business Publications, USA / Lulu.com. 2007. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4330-0429-2. OCLC 946747582 – via Google Books.[unreliable source]
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  6. ^ Abdul Kalam, A. P. J. (Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen) (1999). Wings of Fire : An Autobiography. Tiwari, Arun. Hyderabad, A.P., India. ISBN 8173711461. OCLC 41326410.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ "C.V. Raman - Indian physicist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2018. After earning a master's degree in physics at Presidency College, University of Madras, in 1907, Raman became an accountant in the finance department of the Indian government.
  8. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1930". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Chandra studied at Presidency College, University of Madras, and he wrote his first research paper", http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/Biographies/Chandrasekhar.html
  10. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1983". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  11. ^ Announcement of the 1996 Steele Prizes at the American Mathematical Society web site. Retrieved 21 February 2007.
  12. ^ Citation for the Abel Prize Archived 10 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine (PDF). Retrieved 22 March 2007.
  13. ^ "ACM Award Citation / Raj Reddy". awards.acm.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  14. ^ "C. V. Subramanian-Fellow Profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Mushi Santappa-Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  16. ^ Sagun V. Desai (2012). "In memory of a Legend: Dr. Om Datt Gulati". Indian J. Pharmacol. 44 (2): 282. PMC 3326935.
  17. ^ "Srinivasan Chandrasekaran-Indian fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
  18. ^ "Indian Fellow - Sasisekharan". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  19. ^ "Deceased fellow - John Barnabas". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Indian Fellow-Avadhesha Surolia". insaindia.org. INSA. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Indian Fellow - Pandian". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  22. ^ "Narayanaswamy Srinivasan-Biography". F1000 Prime. 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  23. ^ "T. R. Govindachari-Deceased fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
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  29. ^ "Indian fellow-Kunchithapadam Gopalan". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
  30. ^ "Indian fellow-Rengaswamy Ramesh". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
  31. ^ "Indian fellow-Mangalore Anantha Pai". Indian National Science Academy. 2016.
  32. ^ "Deceased fellow-Nuggehalli Raghuveer Moudgal". Indian National Science Academy. 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  33. ^ "Indian fellow-E. S. Raja Gopal". Indian National Science Academy. 2017.
  34. ^ "Indian fellow-Muthusamy Lakshmanan". Indian National Science Academy. 2017.
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